Adjectives exercise 2: choose natural descriptive forms
Put most adjectives before a noun, or after be. Choose an -ed adjective for a person's feeling and an -ing adjective for the thing that causes that feeling.
Travel and making plans
Listen for the details that help people make plans. Replay a short section when a time, place or action is unclear.
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Do and make: choose the right verb
Use do for an activity, task, or duty, and use make for something you create, prepare, cause, or arrange. Learn common phrases such as do homework, do the washing up, make a plan, and make a mistake.
English course guide: plan your learning path
Start with one everyday goal, choose material you can mostly understand, practice listening, speaking, reading, or writing for that goal, and review one small result each week.
English course structure: how to build steady progress
Build steady English progress by choosing one practical goal, dividing it into small weekly tasks, and reviewing each task before you move on. Keep the plan short enough to repeat when life is busy.
English learning lessons: a practical guide
Choose one real reason to use English, do one short task, and return to the useful sentences later. For example, read a short text, save one sentence you can use, then write a similar sentence about your own day.
English practice 7: future plans and predictions
Use will for a decision you make now or a general prediction. Use be going to for an existing plan or evidence you can see now. Use the present continuous when an arrangement is already set.
English practice: prepositions of time
Use at for a precise time, on for a day or date, and in for a longer period. Say at 8:00, on Monday, and in July.
English practice: travel English
For everyday travel situations, use short polite questions. Can I, Where is, What time does, and I have a booking are useful patterns to learn first.
Going to: plans and evidence-based predictions
Use be going to plus a base verb for a future plan or for a prediction supported by what you see or know now.
Hear or listen: receiving sound and paying attention
Use hear when you notice or receive a sound. Use listen when you pay attention, usually with to before the person, sound, or thing you are listening to.
How to study English effectively: a learner guide
Choose a short regular study time, work on one clear task, use English in more than one way, and review a few useful words or sentences later in the week.
Improve your English: a practical learning plan
Choose one small goal, practice English on several days, and use more than one skill. Keep a short note about new words and one thing you can do better next week.